Sleeping Machine!

Trenton is a sleeping machine! He slept for his first 12 hour period last night. Suddenly, we're not able to keep him up past 8:00 anymore because he's so tired, and sleeping in past 8:00 in the morning is pretty amazing. Daddy left for work this morning saying, "I'm even leaving late and I don't get to see my boy!" We're thrilled that Trenton reached this milestone but it does mean less time with him. Sad!

Thompson's Farewell

Our good friends from Franklin, John David and Lori, are moving to Africa for missionary work in July. We wanted to wish them farewell before they left so we had a little get together on the houseboat. The babies enjoyed playing in the blow-up pool on the top of the houseboat while the adults wake boarded, wake surfed, water skied and slalomed. Summer is definitely here! You could feel the heat so the little ones were running around in diapers to cool off....so cute!


Mommy and Trenton play with Brooks and Mrs. Melanie in the baby pool.


Trenton trying to figure out the raft.


Daddy, Mr. John David, Mr. Jimmy


Mrs. Lori, Mommy, Mrs. Melanie


Trenton loved drinking water from his new sippy cup that Uncle Ryan, Aunt Suzy, Riley and Chase had given him!


GiGi and Trenton enjoying the evening on the top of the houseboat.


Trenton, Riley, Chase playing in the tube. I think they're ready to be pulled!

Rolling

Although Trenton technically rolled his first roll early on (less than 2 months!), it was definitely an accidental roll and we weren't there to witness it. I even think it was when his mattress was inclined and we were still placing him to sleep on his back. Recently, Trenton has rolled over some more. However, he always seems to do it when we are not watching. Suddenly he is on his back. GiGi was here for one of them. Sometimes he is happy as can be and other times he is mad as a hen. The variable.....whether or not he just woke up or was just laid down. When Trenton wakes up, he immediately props himself on him elbows and starts playing. One thing leads to another and out of excitement, he has rolled to his back. Now on the other hand, when you lay him down, sometimes he will rock himself and wiggle into a comfortable position. You would never know he has rolled over except when you hear the death scream and go check on him. Poor little Trenton has wiggled himself way up in the bed and rolled onto his back. Now he can't fall asleep because he can't get back to his stomach and that is how he likes to sleep. Thankfully this has happened during naps and not during the night!


Trenton excited about his roll.


No so much here.

Happy 5 Month Birthday!

I don't know where the time is going? Trenton is now 5 months old! Crazy! We didn't have a doctor's appointment this month, so unfortunately do not really know Trenton's weight. We put him on our scale at home but can only tell the pounds since it isn't geared toward a baby ounces. And just so you know, we contemplated putting him in the produce scale at the grocery store for a more accurate reading then our scale at home but figured we might get a few weird looks. So, we're just going to say he is about 15 lbs. Sounds about right to us.

Our growing boy started a lot of thing for the first time this month. He began eating solids and drinking water. We kind of just stumbled across the water thing. I don't think I ever told Kevin that he started drinking water either, and one day he was rattling his glass in front of Trenton. He thought Trenton liked hearing the ice shake in his glass but I had to inform him he was only teasing him and that Trenton wanted a sip. He was amazed as Trenton took a tiny sip of his water. Now it is hard to have a glass in front of Trenton because he wants some. When he hears you filling up your glass at the refrigerator, he instantly turns his head to look. When you pull a glass toward your mouth, his mouth opens. It is really cute to watch.

Trenton really enjoys eating food, too. We have only tried rice cereal, bananas, and apples today. It seems to be going well, but the change in his diet has definitely effected his digestive system. Let's just say we were praying for a dirty!

We have wondered for awhile now if Trenton is teething. No teeth have popped up yet, but his drool is out of control. In addition, everything (and we mean everything!) goes into his mouth. When I'm holding him, he'll start grabbing at my face and kissing me. I think this is because I'm always kissing all over him. Before I know it, he is gnawing on my chin. It is hard to tell if his gums are swollen, though, so who knows how soon (or far) the teething stage actually is.

As he has grown, his desire for more activity has become obvious. Everyday he uses his exersaucer, doorway jumper, and activity mat. The doorway jumper is still a little too big for him, but he loves spinning himself around and gets excited knowing you are watching him. Although his attention span at these items only seems to be about 15 minutes, it is easy to see that he loves moving and playing. We just go from toy to toy, and in between feedings and naps, this seems to fill our day. He squeals at each "station" overjoyed with the himself.

Trenton still loves the bjorn. Our newest adventure has been shopping in the bjorn. I take him to Publix all the time now. I grab the cart, and he grabs my wrists. Together we shop. It is amazing. So far, he hasn't made a peep grocery shopping. I think he is fascinated with all that is around him. Before we make it home (and Publix is only 1 mile away) Trenton has fallen asleep in the car. I always carry him to his crib where he continues to sleep for about another hour. Shopping is exhausting, I guess.


I never would have thought I would teach Trenton a bad habit, but apparently I have. To catch his attention when he gets fussy or upset, I do motorboat with my lips. Trenton absolutely loves it! No matter what is going on or the situation that upset him, he instantly smiles and laughs. Great, or so we thought, until a few days later when Trenton started doing it. His version is pressing his lips together and blowing so hard that he becomes red in the face. However, you get showered with spit, and the spit is also all over him. (Embarrassing in public!) This, in combination with the drooling, leads to one wet baby! The funniest part about it is that he randomly starts it. He'll look at you and expect you to do it back. If you ignore it, he keeps going and going waiting patiently for you to join in. You feel so bad looking at him because he just wants you to play "motorboat" with him. You end up giving in. I keep my fingers crossed that he'll learn the real way to do it soon or maybe completely forget about it.

Last but not least, Trenton's baths have become even more entertaining; both for us and Trenton. He has realized how much fun it is to kick the water and splash around. Thus, we have turned his baths into an almost every night thing.


What a fun little baby we have on our hands! We are so lucky!

Do you really think this paper is going to still in the picture now that I'm 5 months old?


Mommy got the picture with a her quick hand!

I might be little but I am still able to swing and play on the doorway jumper. Just wait until I'm older....I will dominate on this thing!

Drooling on Opa and Granna

Trenton is so excited about bathtime!

Is it time to splash?

My Own Exersaucer!

When a little baby has this much fun with a toy, Mommy and Daddy have to get him one himself. So, Trenton got his very own exersaucer! His exersaucer is very similar to Granna and Opa's but has an around the world theme with animals. Trenton seems to be intrigued by animals. Those are about the only Baby Einstein DVDs that he will really watch. He is funny to watch in the exersaucer because he wants to pull everything to his mouth but several items around the seat are stationary. They have some cool pushing or pulling mechanism that goes with it but they just don't reach his mouth. He hasn't quite figured out how to work it all yet. We've had to add a couple teethers just in case he gets too frustrated.

Trenton Goes to a Birthday Party

Trenton received his first birthday invitation! Our kickball friends' baby, Carter, was turning 1. Although Trenton didn't know what was going on, he enjoyed the watching all the other kids running around. Time flies--can't believe Carter is already 1!



Carter intimidated by his cake and the crowd around him.


Trenton 21 weeks old

Without Mommy and Daddy

Well, it was our first night without Trenton. Mommy and Daddy went to a friend's wedding and decided to get a hotel close to it since it was on the other side of town. It was a nice break from waking up early but of course we missed our little guy's smiling face first thing in the morning. The report was great from Granna and Opa. He loved his rice cereal, walks around the neighborhood, lounging on the front porch, and, of course, the exersaucer. We are proud to say he continued to sleep through the night (8:30-6:15) at their house. We never know if he'll wake up because and realize he was in a different surrounding--it is only his second night at their house. However, we did learn that Trenton is a little too used to Mommy putting him to bed. At our house, Trenton goes to sleep right after being put in his crib, but Mommy is the one almost always putting him to sleep. Granna said it was obvious he missed his Mommy because he cried--which he never does--for close to thirty minuets before falling asleep. He was really angry she said that Mommy wasn't there to "tuck him into bed." Who can blame him? He loves his Mommy! :) Just kidding! A better question would be, what did we learn? That Daddy needs to put Trenton to sleep a bit more so he only used to Mommy putting him to bed. We're still working on that....it's so much easier, quicker, and smoother for Mommy to go ahead and do it.